Recently John Baird made a historically and politically incorrect statement by referring to the PERSIAN GULF as the Arabian Gulf. The Iranian-Canadian community in Toronto was quick to speak out and voice their concerns, although Mr. Baird has not issued any corrections.

Recently I visited the Iranian Plaza in Toronto located on Yonge/Steels where I was pleasantly surprised to see this sign! While Mr. Baird may have thought that his comments are forgotten by the Iranian Community, they have not been forgotten and they will certainly be in the minds of the Iranian Canadian Community come election time...

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Sayeh Hassan is a criminal defense lawyer with Walter Fox & Associates and an Iranian Pro-Democracy activist. She is the author of the shiro-khorshid-forever blog (www.shiro-khorshid-forever.blogspot.com) which focuses on the pro-democracy movement and Regime Change in Iran. Through her pro-democracy activities she stays in close contact with activists in Iran as well as retaining contacts with various human rights and pro-democracy organizations abroad. She regularly speaks at conferences, has appeared on television and radio programs and her writing has been published by publications such as National Post, Toronto Star & Ottawa Citizen. She can be contacted at sayehhassan30@gmail.com